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EP About this file: EP3137811

EP3137811 - LED VENUE LIGHTING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/10]LED VENUE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
[2021/49]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.03.2023
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.12.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sportsbeams Lighting, Inc.
1201 E. 15th Street, Suite 404
Plano, TX 75074 / US
[2018/27]
Former [2017/10]For all designated states
Bizwerks, LLC
1201 E. 15th Street
Suite 404
Plano, TX 75074 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HOLMES, Fred, H.
2701 Scenic Drive
Piano, TX 75024 / US
02 / BAXTER, Kevin, C.
3830 Hillway Drive
Glendale, CA 91208 / US
 [2017/30]
Former [2017/10]01 / HOLMES, Fred, H.
4105 Bonita
Plano, TX 75024 / US
02 / BAXTER, Kevin, C.
3830 Hillway Drive
Glendale, CA 91208 / US
Representative(s)Script Intellectual Property LLP
Suite J, Anchor House
School Close
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 4DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/10]Script IP Limited
Turnpike House
18 Bridge Street
Frome Somerset BA11 1BB / GB
Application number, filing date15785767.328.04.2015
[2017/10]
WO2015US28094
Priority number, dateUS201461985345P28.04.2014         Original published format: US 201461985345 P
[2017/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015168186
Date:05.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3137811
Date:08.03.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3137811
Date:11.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.11.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:F21V29/51, F21V29/67, F21V5/04, F21V31/00, // F21Y115/10, F21Y105/12, F21W131/105
[2017/40]
CPC:
F21V29/59 (EP,KR,US); F21V29/51 (KR,US); F21V23/045 (EP,KR,US);
F21V29/56 (KR,US); F21V29/673 (EP,KR,US); F21V29/717 (EP,KR,US);
F21V29/83 (US); F21V31/00 (EP,KR,US); F21V5/045 (EP,US);
F21V7/22 (KR,US); F21V7/24 (EP,US); F21V15/00 (EP);
F21W2131/105 (EP,KR,US); F21Y2115/10 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/10]F21V29/00, F21V29/67
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:LED-VERANSTALTUNGSORTBELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM[2021/49]
English:LED VENUE LIGHTING SYSTEM[2021/49]
French:SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE DE TERRAIN PAR DIODES ÉLECTROLUMINESCENTES[2021/49]
Former [2017/10]LED-VERANSTALTUNGSORTBELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN
Former [2017/10]LED VENUE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Former [2017/10]SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉCLAIRAGE DE TERRAIN PAR DIODES ÉLECTROLUMINESCENTES
Entry into regional phase28.11.2016National basic fee paid 
28.11.2016Search fee paid 
28.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
28.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/10]
28.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.03.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
02.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.03.2022Fee for grant paid
29.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/16]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
02.06.2020Request for further processing filed
02.06.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
15.06.2020Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
26.03.2019Request for further processing filed
26.03.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
08.04.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
28.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
30.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL11.05.2022
AT11.05.2022
CZ11.05.2022
DK11.05.2022
EE11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
IT11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
MC11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RO11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
SI11.05.2022
SK11.05.2022
SM11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
[2024/11]
Former [2024/08]AL11.05.2022
AT11.05.2022
CZ11.05.2022
DK11.05.2022
EE11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
MC11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RO11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
SI11.05.2022
SK11.05.2022
SM11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2023/25]AL11.05.2022
AT11.05.2022
CZ11.05.2022
DK11.05.2022
EE11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RO11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
SI11.05.2022
SK11.05.2022
SM11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2023/17]AL11.05.2022
AT11.05.2022
CZ11.05.2022
DK11.05.2022
EE11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RO11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
SK11.05.2022
SM11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2023/09]AT11.05.2022
CZ11.05.2022
DK11.05.2022
EE11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RO11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
SK11.05.2022
SM11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2023/07]AT11.05.2022
DK11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2022/51]AT11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
IS11.09.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2022/50]AT11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
PL11.05.2022
RS11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2022/49]AT11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
HR11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
LV11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
BG11.08.2022
NO11.08.2022
GR12.08.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2022/48]AT11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
NL11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
NO11.08.2022
PT12.09.2022
Former [2022/47]AT11.05.2022
ES11.05.2022
FI11.05.2022
LT11.05.2022
SE11.05.2022
NO11.08.2022
PT12.09.2022
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 [I]US2012092870  (TRALLI ALDO [NL], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0037] , [0064] * * figures 2a,2b *;
 [I]TWM448605U  (HUI LIEN TRADING CO [TW]) [I] 1-15 * figure 2 *;
 [I]US2013223064  (LEE KE-CHIN [CN], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0043] * * figures 2,3 *;
 [P]US2014119019  (HSU SHU-CHENG [TW]) [P] * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0026] *
International search[Y]US7244048  (POGGI BRIAN [GB]) [Y] 9 * ; figure 1, 6; column 5, lines 40-65 *;
 [Y]US7600892  (BELLIVEAU RICHARD S [US], et al) [Y] 11 * ; figure 3; column 3, lines 10-15, 50-60 *;
 [XY]US7629570  (MONDLOCH MICHAEL J [US], et al) [X] 17 * ; figure 2, 3A; column 2, lines 16-28; column 5. lines 13-40 * [Y] 18-20;
 [Y]US2011043120  (PANAGOTACOS GEORGE W [US], et al) [Y] 15 * ; paragraph [0021] *;
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 [Y]US8662702  (DATZ R MICHAEL [US], et al) [Y] 5 * ; figure 1, 3, 5; column 3, lines 15-40 *;
 [Y]US8702255  (BAXTER KEVIN C [US], et al) [Y] 1-16, 20 * ; figure 7,15,17; column 13, lines 40-60; column 18, lines 4-8 *
ExaminationUS2010242519
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